Dr. Timothy Kremchek, M.D., one of the leading orthopedic surgeons in the nation.

“I’ve had back surgery. I had back surgery when I was a young resident in orthopedic surgery and my back has been a problem ever since because of the surgery. And, and it’s something that I wish I could have turned back. I wish I would’ve had the spinal decompressor back then, that would’ve worked. I didn’t. And so now I’m paying for it for the rest of my life.”

People from all across the nation seek medical attention for back injuries, knee injuries, and more. They seek the counsel of Dr. Timothy Kremchek, who is regarded as one of the top orthopedic surgeons in sports medicine. Dr. Kremchek is the medical director-in-chief and orthopedic physician for Cincinnati’s professional baseball franchise and works with other sports franchises ranging from minor league baseball to soccer. 

Dr. Creche knows firsthand the risks back surgery presents. Now a staunch advocate for Disk Force and spinal decompression therapy, Dr. Kremchek suggests exhausting every alternative possible, BEFORE opting for back surgery.

“With back surgery the risks are enormous. Things that go on and potentially can go wrong with back surgery are enormous and their effects can last a lifelong. So, anything that you can do non-operatively has got to be your first choice, second choice, and multiple choices after that.

Spinal decompression takes the disc from protruding and brings it back into its normal position and takes the pressure off the spinal cord and the nerve roots. Therefore, it takes a lot of the pressure and the spasm off of the musculature and the lower back, increases the range of motion, decreases the pain, enhances and increases your function to do whatever you want to do. 

If I have a patient that comes in – I don’t care who they are – and they’ve got back pain, or neck pain, before I would ever recommend that they had a surgery, a surgical procedure, an invasive procedure, or even an epidural and injection, I would recommend the Disc Force therapy because there’s no downside to trying and it works.

Barry Larkin, the long-time short-stop of the Cincinnati Reds turned to spinal decompression as an alternative to possible career-ending surgery.

“With my cervical C5, C6 I had some degenerative disc issues. So, the disc had a certain amount of space between the two. My space was very limited and the disc material that’s between the two vertebrae leaked onto my nerve. 

I was almost completely paralyzed. So, I go in have surgery and then the doctor says to me, okay, fine. Now, you’re good for right now, but there’s going to have to be some aftercare. So, you’re going to have to do something. You can have surgery yet again, and the second surgery will be to fuse the vertebrae together.

With the fusion they said you will probably lose the mobility in your neck. And, you know, I don’t know if you would be able to play short stuff anymore, or you can do something called decompression therapy.”

After consulting with Dr. Kremchek, Barry decided spinal decompression therapy would be the best and most effective treatment.

“Physically I could really feel the difference. I didn’t have the spasming or the tightness. In fact I used to have to sleep sitting up. I could lay down; I could lift my kids with no problem. I went back to spring training the next year and I saw the doctor and the staff, and they believe what shape my neck was in. After that I played another four years – I had another great four years. I chose not to have the surgery. I’m a walking billboard saying that decompression therapy works!”

Dr. Eric Kaplan, Founder of Disc Centers of America – “Chronic back pain is an epidemic that’s sweeping America. It’s actually the number one cause of disability. It’s estimated that over 40 million Americans – one out of three people – suffer chronic neck or back pain. 

The spine is a uniquely simple, yet complex mechanism. In between each one of these vertebrae is a disc, which is made of nucleus pulposus, anus fibrosis, but let’s say fluid to make it simple. And as we are younger, these discs actually have more water content. The more water content, the more flexible we are. 

As we age though, from constant compression, from these vertebras, moving up and down repeatedly, the fluid starts to diminish. As the fluid gets displaced, what happens is we develop areas of what we call herniations. Herniations can then rupture. A rupture then would create a trap to the nerve with the result being terrible pain. 

Sometimes you could have pain – back pain, neck pain, pain down your leg, pain down your arm. What we try to do with decompression is to open up the vertebrae and allow that fluid to seep back in, which relieves the pain naturally gently, effectively, not surgically 

What decompression therapy can do, is a gentle way of opening up a segment. Years ago, they would put a person – maybe in the hospital – they would put traction on them, hang these weights at the end of the leg, and the nurse might come by every hour to ask, ‘How are you feeling?’. 

Now through technology, through computers, individually for each patient, we can actually target which specific vertebrae needs decompressing. And by doing that, what you can do is create a gentle, noninvasive approach to pain relief.”

If YOU would like a second opinion, or even take the step to trying Spinal Decompression yourself for a lasting relief in pain, contact us today.

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